Getting Help

Dear friends, dear colleagues,

The International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD) of the
International Transport Forum (ITF/OECD), the National Technical University
of Athens (NTUA) and the Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers
(HITE) are co-organizing the 8th IRTAD International Conference, titled
"Better Road Safety Data for Better Safety Performance" which will be held
in Athens, Greece, on 15-17 April 2026, with the support of FERSI and ECTRI. [...]

Dear colleagues,

We are finalising an evidence review on kerbside space reallocation in neighbourhood and residential streets and we need to fill some gaps in a small number of areas.

We would be grateful if you or your colleagues could share any published work relevant to the following areas:

- EV charging on residential streets (e.g. on-street, lamppost charging)
- Green/blue infrastructure at the kerbside or carriageway
- Kerbside access control and priority uses (e.g. residents, micro-mobility, freight)
- Residential-street kerbside reallocation, including parking removal or repurposing [...]

Dear colleagues,

Applications are now open for a PhD within the University of Southampton’s Transportation Research Group, focusing on the use of cargo bikes as a mode of family travel.

Cargo bikes are increasingly promoted as a sustainable alternative to car-based travel, yet their role as care infrastructure within family settings remains under-explored. This project aims to investigate how cargo bikes function in family contexts and how their use may shape everyday mobility practices, children’s experiences, and transport equity. The project is intentionally flexible and will be developed in collaboration with the successful candidate. [...]